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South Korean President Lee Jae-myung wrapped up an eight-day visit to European countries on June 17, touching down in Belgium, Italy, and the Vatican before arriving at the Group of Seven (G7) summit in Évian-les-Bains, France. His trip was described as an effort to put Seoul’s European diplomacy into full swing, according to the Blue House.  Lee met European Council President António Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels on June 10 for the 11th summit between the EU and South Korea. Lee became the first South Korean president to visit Brussels and meet EU leaders…

The Indian Air Force is establishing a dedicated drone development and production facility at Air Force Station Sulur in Tamil Nadu under the 5 Base Repair Depot, marking a major step towards indigenous kamikaze drone capability, according to a report by News18.This initiative will create a self-sustaining ecosystem for design, manufacturing, and sustainment of one-way attack drones, fully aligned with India’s push for defence self-reliance.The Indian Air Force has launched a comprehensive program to build an indigenous ecosystem for kamikaze drones. The facility at Sulur will serve as the central hub for design, development, integration, and production, ensuring that future…

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WASHINGTON — The Air Force has selected General Atomics and Anduril to build the US military’s first Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA), the service announced today. In addition, Anduril, Shield AI and RTX subsidiary Collins Aerospace have been tapped to continue a competition that will determine who will provide the autonomy software for the loyal wingman drones. In a call with reporters ahead of the announcement, Col. Timothy Helfrich, portfolio acquisition executive for Fighters & Advanced Aircraft, called the award a major step forward for the service’s future capabilities. The service is keeping the cost of the program obscured, as well…

The UK Ministry of Defence has contended with multiple pressures to its budget. Credit: UK MoD/Crown copyright NAD chief: no money to fix the Defence Investment Plan—delays will fund priorities DIP is months late and squeezed from 10 years to ~5 amid rising threats and costs Likely outcome: cuts/slips to major programmes (Type 26, F-35, Boxer/Challenger 3/Ajax) Fresh from the signal from the UK’s seniormost military officer that defence cuts were on their way, a leading Ministry of Defence (MoD) official has said that the country lacks the funds to fix all of the issues contained within the yet-to-be-published Defence…

In April 2026, a series of arrests by the Delhi Police’s Special Cell exposed the scale of foreign surveillance in India. A network associated with Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) had installed commercially available, solar-powered Chinese CCTV cameras connected via 4G SIM cards near defense installations in Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, and Jammu and Kashmir. For nearly three months, live footage of troop movements, logistics convoys, and deployment patterns at Kapurthala, Pathankot, Ambala, Kathua, and Bikaner was transmitted to data servers in China and then relayed in real time to ISI handlers in Pakistan. The cameras used EseeCloud, a streaming platform from Guangzhou…

Mumbai-based Manastu Space has successfully developed and space-tested its VYOM-2U green propulsion system, a modular plug-and-play solution designed to manoeuvre satellites up to 100 kilograms, marking a major step in India’s sustainable space technology sector. he system has already achieved TRL-8 status after in-orbit validation on ISRO’s PSLV-C60 POEM-4 platform.The VYOM-2U propulsion system is an advanced monopropellant thruster powered by Manastu’s proprietary MS289 fuel blend. This unique formulation combines hydrogen peroxide with alcohol and specialised additives, offering a non-toxic, non-carcinogenic alternative to hydrazine.The fuel decomposes cleanly into steam and carbon dioxide, ensuring safe handling and environmentally responsible combustion.The system is equipped…

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BELFAST — The US decision to reduce its NATO Force Model contribution is not a “problem” or a sign that Washington is loosening ties with other members of the organization, the alliance’s top official insisted today. Rather, a “positive” picture is emerging as allies attempt to fill the gap in troop numbers and assets left to be replaced by the US move, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said at a press conference in Brussels. In the wake of Washington’s change of heart regarding its presence in Europe, Rutte noted that “other allies have stepped up to contribute more, in some…

Air Combat Command’s implementation of Hypori Lyte modernise Air Force mobile communications. Credit: Garun .Prdt/Shutterstock.com. US Air Force’s Air Combat Command (ACC) has started the implementation of Hypori Lyte for Secure Messaging to enhance communication security for Airmen.  This marks the first deployment of Hypori’s messaging capability specifically designed to enable secure, device-agnostic messaging.   Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more Hypori Lyte’s implementation enables encrypted messaging that keeps all data off endpoint devices, reducing risk of local data exposure.   By ensuring that no data is stored on endpoint devices, the solution…